Thermo-controlling device for moving-picture machines.



B. GARROS.

THERMO'CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR MOVING PICTURE MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.26,19I'4.

1 178, 9 1 4; Patent ed Apr. 11, 1916' 0 4 I y I A TTOR/VEVS UNITED sTATns PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN GArmos, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR or WENTY-FIVE ONE- H'UNDREDTHS T CHARLES E. ALLINGER, TWENTY FIVE ONE-HUNDREPTHS TO CHARLES A. s'TRELINeEn, TWENTY-FIVE. ONE-HUNDREDTHS To CHARLES T. BUSH, AND TWENTY-FIVE ONE-HUNDREDTHS Tb MAJOR E. JONES, ALL or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Pat ent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed October 26, 1914. Serial No. 868,683.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN GARRos, a citizen'of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in'the'county of lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thermo-Controlling Devices for Moving- Picture Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference beinghad there- 0 in to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to moving picture machines of the type employing an infiam- ,mable picture film, and it is the object of the invention to provide automatic means 5 for preventing the spread of fire along the film in case the latter becomes ignited.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a diagram- 'matic' view showing a moving picture machine with my improvement applied there- 0 to; and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the shutter.

A is the traveling film; B the upper reel and C the lower reel; D is the lens ,or projector; and E is the light which is concen- 5 trated upon the film adjacent to the lens.

The ignition of the film is generally caused by the. concentrated light, particularl-y-where the film is not actuated at full velocity. Thus where there is little danger 0 of ignitibn in the normal operation of a power-driven machine, with a hand-actuated machine the speed of the film may at times be reduced to the danger point.

My improvement is designed to automati 5 cally check the spread of fire where the film becomesignited, and as shown is of the following construction. K F is a driving roll over which the, film travels; G isa guideway through which D the portion of the film subjected to the concentrated lightpasses; -H is a loop in the film intermediate the portion engaging the roll F and the portionin the guideway G; I is a slotted fire-proof partition between 5 the portion of film engaging the roll F and the loop H; J is a sliding shutter for closing the slot I in the partition I; K is a spring for actuating the shutter to close the same; and L is a link of fusible or comhustible material for holding the shutter its open position against the tension of the spring K. This link L is arranged as shown in Fig. 1, where it extends'above a portion of the loop H and substantially parallel thereto. It is also in close proximity to this portion of'the film, and the arrangement is such, that when the portion of film in the guideway Gr is ignited by the concentrated light rays, the ascending flame will impinge against the link and sever the same. This will permit the spring K to close the shutter J before the fire has time to'travel the loop H and through the slot 1. Thus only a small portion of the film will be destroyed, for the flame will not travel downward 0n the film, and the portion of the film on the upper roll and in engagement with the drive mechanism will be protected bythe shutter.

lVhat I claim as my invention is 1 Thecombination with a traveling inflammable film having a drive mechanism and a guide for a portion subjected to the light, with a loop in the film intermediate same, of a slotted fire-proofpartition intermediate said drive, mechanism and loop, a shutter for automatically closing the slot in said partition, and a thermally-releasable link for restraining said shutter lying adjacent to the portion of said loop nearestsaid light.

flammable film having a portion engageable with'the drive mechanism, a portion in proximity to the sourceof light and an 1n-' termediate loop portion, of a slotted partition intermediate the drive mechanism-and loop through which said film passes, a shutter for closing the slot, a spring for actu- 'at1ng said shutter, and a. fusible link engaging said shutter-to restrain the same, extending parallel to the lower 'por ion of said loop and inthe direct path of ame' when v so The combination with a traveling in- "loop portion, of a slotted fire-proof partition'between said substantially horizontally extending portion and loop portion, a shutter for automatically closing the slot in said partition, and a thermally-releasable link to: restraining said shutter positioned in aiinement with said substantially vertically extending portion of the film and in close proximity to the lower portions of the loop portion. l In testin' ony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. BENJAMIN FrARROS. lVitnesses: Y

JAMES P. BARRY, HENRI E. BOW AN.- 

